Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant aubretia is to examine the USDA zone info for Key West.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

Frost tolerance for aubretia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant aubretia earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Key West is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aubretia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Key West it never frosts. It might get as low as 45°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Key West and it is different every year. Since it never frosts in Key West you do not have to be ready to cover your aubretia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Key West

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	45°F
Highest Expected Low	50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 45°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 50°F.

Plants to Grow in Key West

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